Giuliano Gori's Arcadian Art Collection Celebrates 30 Years at Fattoria di Celle
Giuliano Gori, an Italian art collector, marked the 30th anniversary of his environmental art collection at Fattoria di Celle, located near Pistoia, Tuscany, drawing in 5,000 visitors within just three hours. The collection showcases works by renowned artists including Emilio Vedova, Yves Klein, Alexander Calder, and Joseph Kosuth. A recent exhibition titled 'Arcadia In Celle,' curated by Olivier Kaeppelin and Miranda McPhail, has sparked increased interest from France. Gori, who was born in 1930 in Prato, transformed his estate in the late 1950s and purchased Fattoria di Celle in 1970. The property features installations by artists like Roberto Barni, Fausto Melotti, and Alberto Giacometti. Kaeppelin referred to Celle as a 'laboratory for learning and thinking' and a 'place of the sublime,' highlighting Gori's involvement in merging conceptual art with nature.
Key facts
- Giuliano Gori celebrated 30 years of his environmental art collection at Fattoria di Celle.
- 5,000 visitors attended in three hours.
- The collection is unique worldwide and spans 45 hectares near Pistoia, Tuscany.
- Exhibition 'Arcadia In Celle' at Fondation Maeght preceded the event.
- Curated by Olivier Kaeppelin and Miranda McPhail.
- Gori was born in 1930 in Prato.
- Concept of environmental art conceived in 1961 at Museo de Arte Catalán in Madrid.
- Acquired Fattoria di Celle in 1970.
- Works by Vedova, Klein, Calder, Kosuth, Mendini, and others are featured.
- Artists like Pistoletto, Fogliati, Penone, Kiefer have created site-specific works.
- Kaeppelin called Celle a 'laboratory for learning and thinking' and a 'place of the sublime.'
- Lorand Hegyi also used the term 'sublime.'
- Gori participates in the creative process via maieutics.
- The estate is described as an Arcadia reconciling conceptual art with nature.
Entities
Artists
- Giuliano Gori
- Emilio Vedova
- Yves Klein
- Alexander Calder
- Joseph Kosuth
- Alessandro Mendini
- Roberto Barni
- Fausto Melotti
- Alberto Giacometti
- Magdalena Abakanowicz
- Daniel Buren
- Robert Morris
- Richard Long
- Sol LeWitt
- Alice Aycock
- Anne Poirier
- Patrick Poirier
- Beverly Pepper
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Piero Fogliati
- Giuseppe Penone
- Anselm Kiefer
- Antoni Tàpies
- Olivier Kaeppelin
- Miranda McPhail
- Lorand Hegyi
- Catherine Mathis
Institutions
- Fattoria di Celle
- Fondation Maeght
- Museo de Arte Catalán
- CERN
Locations
- Pistoia
- Tuscany
- Italy
- Prato
- Madrid
- Spain
- Venice
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- France
Sources
- artpress —